NASA opens SpaceX's moon lander contract to rivals over Starship delays

NASA said on Monday it was opening the marquee U.S. moon landing contract to other bidders because Elon Musk's SpaceX has ...
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SpaceX could lose launch contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon mission, NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'

SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans ...

NASA has a wild plan to return astronauts to the moon. Here’s why experts are starting to worry

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...
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Duffy: NASA to Reopen Artemis III HLS Contract

During an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on Squawk Box Monday morning, Duffy said NASA will reopen a contract to build the ...

NASA Couldn’t Get Its Rover to the Moon, So Blue Origin Will Do It Instead

NASA’s water-hunting lunar rover was given a second chance to reach the surface of the Moon. Blue Origin will deliver VIPER to the Moon on an upcoming lunar lander mission, resurrecting the ...

Remember the moon rover? Teams test a possible Artemis version

It's been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed to three the field of competitors vying to build the nation's next moon ...
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The 2024 space missions that could reveal alien life

NASA’s 2024 missions to Europa, the Moon’s South Pole and beyond could uncover clues about water, habitability and alien life ...

Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon. Scientists propose nuking it before that happens

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

Remember the moon rover? Here’s a look at a possible Artemis version

Lunar Outpost, one of three companies bidding to build the next-gen lunar vehicle, showed off its prototype at Kennedy Space Center. The technology has come a long way.

NASA considers using nuclear bombs to destroy Moon-bound ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4

If asteroid 2024 YR4 hits the Moon, it could launch dust and small rocks into space, creating micrometeoroid debris in low Earth orbit.
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This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

Menon's classmates in the 2025 NASA astronaut candidate class — the 24th in the agency's history, and its first since 2021 — ...